Ventilator



F. J; MATCHETTE VENTILATOR 5 sheets-sheet l Fialed sept. 1e, 1916 By WAMar. 6, 1923.

F. J. MATCHETTE VENTILATOR Filed sept 18, 191e 5 sheets-sheet 2 may. s,w23'. f

1,447,803 F. J. MATcHETTE l VENTILATOR Filed Sept 18, 1916 5sheets-sheet 5 Maf. 6,1923.

' EAAZSOS F. J. MATCHETTE VENTILATOR Filed Sept. 18, 1916 5 sheets-sheet4 al. e, ieee. l

FRANK J. MATCHETTE, OF; WIILVAKE,

V'J'SCONSIN, .ASSIGNOR TO THE SERVIDOR COMPANY, 0F VTILMEEGTON,DELAW'ARE, A -CORPORATON 0F DELAWARE.

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Application filed September 18, 1916. Serial No. 12m-599.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK J. Merciinfrin, a citizen oiIthe"United'States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee ancState of Wisconsin, have invented a' certain new and useful Improvementin Ventilator-s (Case S), of whichthe following is a full, clear,concise,and exact description, reference being had to the .accompanying'drawinos, forminga part ot this speciiication.

lFly invention relates to ventilators.

The specific embodiments whichl have illustrated in the accompanying`drawing shows the invention as employed in connection with the servicecabinet described and claimed in my copending application, Serial No.844,622, tiled June 12, 191e. lt is to be understood, however, that l donot intend to limit the invention i'or use' in this connection only, asthe invention is applicable to either inside oroutside doors or walls ofa room and other means than a service cabinet may be employed inconnection with the ventilator. y

My invention provides a concealed and indirect ventilator for rooms,particularly in hotels, clubs and thelike. `Suitable means are alsoprovided for controlling the pas sage ot vair thru the ventilator. Thejoint and combined use otV the ventilator with the service cabinet orthe like provides a device of the utmost simplicity at practicallynegligible additional expense:

.ln the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a `front elevation of the roomside oi a door embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is the front elevation of a modiiied form of construction.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure l. f .d

Figure t is a vertical section taken on the line 4i, t, of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is an isometric view oi the grating forming part of theventilator.

Figure 6 is a similar view or the register or damper forming a part otthe same.

Figure is a .view similar to Figure e showing a. modification of thedamper mechanism.`

Figure S is a section taken on the line S, 8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a right end elevation, with parts broken away, of amodilication.'

' Figure 10 is a section taken on the line 10, 101 or Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a detailed section taken on the line 11, 1.1 of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a top plan'view of the modilication shown in Figure 2.

Figure 13 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 13, 13 ofFigure 12.

Figure 14C is` a detailed sectional view showing a modiiication or thedamper in the ventilator.

Figures 15 and 16 are detailed sectional views illustratingmodifications in the shape of the ventilator passageA `Figure 17 is anisometric view of the spac ing bloclr for the damper of Figure 6.

-Figure 18 is a diagram of the controlling mechanism for operating thedamper in the embodiment of Figures 2, 12 and 13.

ln the embodiment shown in Figures 1, 3, il, 5 and 6, the door 1 whichmay be employed in any suitable door frame and which preferably is thedoor to a room in an hotel or the like, is provided with a cabinet whichis preferably of the gene 1al type disclosed in my above mentionedapplication and which is supported between the hanging stile 3 and thelock stile t which are suitably Secured together by means of a top rail5 and a bottom rail 6.

The cabinet 2 comprises an upper and a lower compartment, the uppercompartment being' provided with suitable doors 7 upon each side thereofand the lower compartment being provided with suitable doors S upon eachside thereof. The main door is equipped with the usual hinges 9 andsuitable `locking means 10 of any preferred type. The doors 7 which areupon opposite sides or the cabinet. 2 are suitably interloclred asdescribed inthe above mentioned application, in order to maintain abarrier between the inside and the outsideoi the main door 1 while thecabinet 2 is employed for the transmission or articles from or to theroom. The interlock for the doors 7 is controlled by suitable manualoperating means 11 and is provided with a suitable indicator 12indicating the order in which the doors are to be operated. The lowerdoors 3 are also pro- -ided with lock operating means 13 and indicatingmeans 1e 'for the same purpose.

The cabinet 2 comprises a pair of vertical jamb members 15 and 16 whichvare secured to the lock stile and hanging stile respectively. The upperand lower parts of the frame which connect the vertical jamb meml bersand 16 comprise the inner top memn ber 17 and the inner bottom member18, which complete the lateral walls of the cabinet-2. The inner top andbottom jamb pieces 17 and 18 have their ends secured to the verticaljamb members 15 and 16, but are spaced from the top and bottom rails 5and 6 respectively.

Top and bottom cheek pieces 19 and 20 respectively are grooved as shownat 21 and 22 to receive suitable tongues formed upon the inner j ambmembers 17 and 18.

The cheek pieces 19 and 2O extend beyond .the inner jamb members 17 and18 toward the top andl bottom rails 5 and 6 of the main doorrespectively. lt is thus seen that an open channel from the outside ofthe main door 1 thru the space between the lamb members 17 and 1S'andthe rail members 5 and 6 is provided. The jamb members '17 and 18 havebeen gained or cut away as shown at 23 and 2e to increase the clearancespace between them and the rail members.

The side edges oi .the cabinet 2 areinished oil' by vertical cheekpieces 26 and 27 which are suitably groovedas shown at 28 to re ceivetonguesformed upon the vertical jamb members 15 and 16.

in order to control the air thru the above mentioned passages l providesuitable controlling means, the condition of which is displayed by asuitable indicator. To this end upper and lower grille members 29 and 30are mounted by means of tongues and grooves between the free ends of thecheek pieces 1.9 at the top of the cabinet and the corresponding pieces20 at the 4bottom ot the cabinet. This grille member as is shown inFigure 5 is provided with a number of openings 31 for permittingv themovement of air thru the ventilator passage. Corresponding dampermembers 33' and 34 are held bymeans oi" guide blocks 35 and 36 just backof `the grillev members. 29 and 30. The damper member 33 comprises anumber oi' vanes or wings 37 which are adapted to close off partially orcompletely the openings 31 in the lgrille member 29. Suitable handles orpins 39 and 40 are connected to the damper members 33 and 34-respectively for moving these members to the open or closed position asmay be desired. Back of the handles 39 and 40 are placed indicatingplates 41 and 42 which have upon their faces suitable legends 'forindicating the open or closed. position of the corresponding dampermembers. The joint between the vertical jamb members 15 and 16 with therespective Stiles 4C and 3 are concealed by suitable moldings 43 and111, which are continued just around the top and bottom corners as isshown at .i5 and Z16 in Figure 1.

l The grille members 29 and 80 are groo'vec! as shown at 4:5 and 416 andnarrow strips 47 and d8 'forming tongues are adapted to en-A ter saidgrooves and form a closure between grille members and the correspondingrail p members.

The interior of the cabinet 2 maybe made to communicate with one of theVentilating passages asby meansof the apertures 49 shown in Figure '4land indicated in dotted line in Figure 3. l

Itcan be seen that the modification just described comprises essentiallya wall,l in this casethe door 1, and a rectangular frame or jamb inwhich one or more of the jamb members are spaced. away from the aperturein the wall in order to form a passage bevtweenone side of the wall andthe other.

In igures 7 and 8 I have illustrated a modiiication in which the dampermember is operated from the side of the casing instead ofabove orbelow.v In this structure the cabinet 2 comprises the vertical -iambmembers .51 which correspond to the j amb members 15 and 16 in theprevious modification and the upper and lower Ahorizontal jamb members52 and-53 which'are spaced awayfrom'y the upper and lower rails 5 and 6respectively,` as is indicated in Figures 7 and 8. rlhe upper and lowercheek pieces19 and 2O respectively conceal the opening between the railsand the yhorizontal jamb members and define a U shaped .ventilating' Cfe54 passage. The upper Ventilating passa,C

is controlled by a swinging damper 56 which is mounted upon ahorizontalrod 57. having asuitable handle or thumb piece 58 at vitsouter right hand end-as Vviewed from the room side of the door.` TheVrod 57 is providedwithmeans for; applying suilicient tri ction to holdytheda-mper 56 in the desired position. For this purpose a L? shaped clipci sheet metal 60 is held with its limbs against the rod 57 bv .means ofthe screw 61 which holds it with the desired degree of `firmness. Thelower Ventilating passage 55 is provided with similar damper means 62rmounted upon a rod 63 having a handle 6a andheldby a suitable frictionclamp 65. Bearing plates 67 for the lrods 57 and 63 are provided uponthe outer face oit the cabinet and suitable lege-nds, such as indicatedat 68 at the lowerV of the door-1. At the top and `bottom the moulding69 is placed directly in line with the outerV end or' the cheekpieces 19and 20 in order to.. give the door a uniform, iinislied appearance. i

ln the structure illustratedzin Figures 9, and llrthe two dampers 56 and62 for controlling the upper and lower Ventilating passages`respectively are connected to a common operating handle 70, whichhandle is connected by means oli` rods 71 and 72 lying in the cornerunder the moulding 3 which is cut away as is shown in Figure 11 toaccommodate the same. The rod 71 is bent over and connected by means ofa linlr 7&1 to the' damper 56 so that as; the handle 70 is raised orlowered it will'raise or lower the damper 56. Thedamperof the lowerpassage-way is connected thru a short link to a rocking lever 7 6, theother end of which is connected tothe rod 72. lt can be seen that as theoperating handle 70is raised to its vup-per position, the dampers 56 and62 will bev closed and thereby will shut ofi' the ventilating passages54 and 55. A suitable indicatingplate 77 is mounted on the stile memberback of the handle 70 and is provided with suitable legends which areadapted to lie back of the handle 70 to indicate the position of thedamper members in the Ventilating passages. y

In Figures 2. 12, 13 and 18, l have in dicated a simplified structure inwhich the cheek pieces are dispensed with and the doors alone form theside walls of the cabinet 2. vThestiles and rails of the main door 1arev substantially the same as shown in connection withFigure 1.Suitable locking means 10 and hinges) are also provided. The cabinet 2comprises lan'upper" and a lowercompartment, the upper compartment beingclosed upon each side. 'by suitable doors 7,y which in .the vformshown'are curved to give the entire cabinet a generally oval crosssection, as is indicated .in `ligur'e 12. The

main traine ofthe cabinet istormed ot the vertical jamb members 78 and79 and the upper and lower jamb `members and 81, which are spacedawayfrom the respective rail members 5 and 6 to `form suitable ventilatingpassages 82 and 83. y

Y, It will be noted that the lends of the horizontal `iambmembers; 80and 81 are provided with tenons 84k which 4are `set into mortises formedupon the inner side walls `of the verticalV 'amb members 78 and 79. VA

centrall partition member 85 which divides the oabinetinto the upper andlower compartmentsis also secured to the side )amb Vmembers by means or'the tenon and mortise construction described. It will be noted that thepartition member 85y lies in such a position as to be overlapped by theadjacent edge or' each or the doors;` This type oi lconstructionprovides a very simple but artistic article. it will be noted that therail members 5 and 6 project slightly into the Ventilating passages 82and 83 in order to prevent an intruder from seeing thru the ventilatinIpassage when the adjacent door is open. fn order to shutoif anypossibility of light thru the `Ventilating passage when one of the'doors are opened, the rail members may be setinto the Ventilatingpassage so far that even when the adjacent door is opened no direct raysot' light can pass between the adjacent jam'b members 8O or 81y and therailmembers 5 or 6.

Suitable dampers 86 and 87 are ro-Vided for the Ventilating passages 82and 88 and these dampers, which are mounted upon suitable rods 88 and89, are adaptedto be operated in common by suitable push buttons orcontrolling devices 90, which are provided with suitable legends as isindicated in Figure 2, to indicateV the posit-ion or' the dampermembers.`

In Figure 18 the operating connections for the dampers 86 andv 87 areshown. rihe pushl buttons 90 are connected to the ends of a rocking arm91 which in turn is connected by a shaft 92 to a second rocking arm 93.The rocking arm 93 lies inside the cabinet 2. The arm 93 is connected byoperating rods 94: and 95 to the @dempers 86 and 87.

It is to be understood that the form or. the Ventilating passage is notto be confined or limited to the rectangular channel shown in previousgures, as channels of the shape shown in Figures 15 and` 16 may beemployed instead. lnjFigurel the ventilating passage-way 90 is cut intothe jamb member 91 fand a suitable coalming 92 is pro vided for bindingor iinishing the lower edge of the rail 5.

In Figure'16 substantially the same con struction has' been shown except`that lthe coaming 92 has been reducedin size to form merely a mouldingor" finishing piece upon the bottom edge of the rail 5, while" in Figure15 thispiece 92 is wide enough to lic lushwith the edges of the moulding93.

It is'vapparent that the damper may bepivoted about its center insteadof at one side, so that the nininting` rod may beat the center as isshown in Figure 14:.

In the diii'erent modifications illustrated there is the dominant.feature of the main wall, in this case thedoor v1, witha trans- `verseframe or casing formed of the various 'jamb members above referred to,which frame or casing` lies in an aperture in the main wall. but has atleast one wall oi the casing or :trame spaced away from the edge `of theaperture and has sidewalls which overlap the aperture so as to form anindirect Ventilatingpassa-ge between opposite sides ot the main wall.`In addition,A each forni shows a 'suitable controlling damper forcontrolling the passage of air thru this ventilating passage.

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I donotintend to limit the invention to the forms, dimensions nor,proportions shown and do not intend to limit the invention to any of thedetailsI oi" construction eacept as. the samefappear in the appendedclaims.

I claimi v 1. In combination a main wall or septum, a rectangular frameor casing supported in said `wall with a vspace between said casingandinain wall, said frame being substantially'deeper thanthe thicknessotsaid main wall and having front and rear walls on the opposite sidesolisaid main wall, said front' and rear walls forming closing means for forsaid frame or casing and projecting over the lspace between said frameand the main wall to form an indirect passage between the oppositesides` ofthe mam wall.

2. In combination ia mail wall "or sep tum, a rectangular frame orcasing supported in said wall, said frame or casing being substantiallydeeper than the thickness of said main wall andhaving front and rearwalls on opposite sides of said main wall and secured to said frame orcasing and having an end wall spaced from saidmain wall,

said front and rear walls forming closing means for said frame or casingand project# ing over the space between said `frame or casing and` themainwall to form an indirectrpassage between opposite sides of said mainwall, and a damper concealed in and controlling said passage.

3. In combination a main Wall or'septum,

a rectangular trame or casing` supported in said wall, said frame orcasing being substantially deeper than the 'thickness ofsaid main walland having vfront and rear walls on opposite sides of said main wall andsecured to said frame or casing and y,having an .end ,wall spaced fromsaidvmain wall,

Vsaid front fand rear walls forming closing meansfor said frame orlcasing and projecting over the spacel `between said frame or casingandthe main *wall to form an indirect passage between opposite sidesoi"said main walha damper concealed in andcontrolling said passage, andindicating means for indicating the position otsaid'damper.

4. In combination a main wall or septum, having an aperturetherethrough, a casing orfframe supported in'iixed position in saidaperture and comprising a plurality of members lying with'thein,liatsides at right angles tothe plane of the rwall,`and being ofsubstantially greater width than the thickness 0il the wall. saidmembers forming a closed figure, one of said members being sup; portedatits ends away from the adjacent edge of the aperture, side walls forclosing oli' both sides of said casing, said side walls overlapping oneach side the space between the main wall and the casing, thereby con`sealing` said space and forming an indirect Ventilating passage.

5. In combination a main wall or septum having an aperturetherethrouglna casing or frame supported in fixed position!` in saidlaperture comprising a plurality of members of substantially greaterrwidth than the thickness of the wall lying with their flat sides atright angles to the planeV of the wall, said members forming a closedligure, one of said fmembers being supported at its ends away fromtheadjacent edge oi' the aperture, side walls for closing of? both sidesolf said casing, said side walls overlapping on each side the space.between the main wall and the casing, thereby concealing said space andforming an "indirect ventilating passage, anda movable damper concealedin said passage ylor controlling the movement of air thrusaidventilatingpassage.

6; In combination a doorjcomprising rails and stiles, a transverse4trame secured to said door in stationary position, said framecomprising members oi' substantially greater width than 4the thicknessof the door lying at right angles tothe rails and stiles, said framebeing securedtothe stiles of the door but being spaced away' Afrom oneof said rails to provide a ventilatingrpassage between said frame andthe corresponding rail, and side walls :for closing off both sides otsaid transverse frame,` said side walls Covering over and concealingsaid space, said side walls being spaced away from said rails whereby aventilating passage is formed between thecorrespondingrail, the sidewalls and the transverse frame.'

7. In combination adoor comprising rail members' and ystile members, atransverse framesecured to said door in fixed position, said framecomprising membersof substantially greater width than the thickness ofthe door lying at rightangles tothe rail and stile members,.saidframebeing per-nia nentlysecured to the stile members of the door, butbeingv spacedfaway "fronr both et said. rail members to provide aVentilating passage above and below saidv transverse frame and sidewalls for closing off both sidesof said transverse frame, said sidewalls overlapping the space between the railsand the frameto formanindirect Ventilating passage. j y n 8. Iii-combination a, doorv`comprising rail membersvand stile members, a transverse frame securedtosaid door in lixed position, said fra-me comprising members ofsubstantially greater width than the thickness of the door lying atright angles to the rail and lstile members. said frame being securedpermanently to the stile members of the door, but being spaced awa-,vfrom both of said rail members to provide a ventilating sides of saidtransverse frame, saidside walls overlapping the spacebetween the railsand the frame to form an indirect Ventilating passage, and dampermembers for each of said Ventilating passages said damper members beingconcealed in said passages.

9. In combination a door comprising rail members and stile members, atransverse frame rigidly secured to said door, said frame comprisingmembers of substantially greater Width than the thickness of the doorlying at right 'angles to the rail andstile members, said frame beingsecured to the stile members of the door, but being spaced away fromboth of said rail members to provide a passage above andbelow saidtransverse frame and side walls for closing off both sides of saidtransverseframe, said side walls overlapping the space between the railsand the frame to form an indirect lventilating passage, and dampermembers for each of said Ventilating passages concealed in saidpassages, a common controlling member and connections between saidhandle and said dampers for permitting both dampers to be adjusted bysaid common member.

10. In combination a main door, a cabinet Within said door, said cabinetprojecting 'from opposite sides thereof, said cabinet comprising atransverse frame or casing, said casing having one of its walls spacedaway from the door to form a Ventilating passage and side walls forclosing off both sides of said casing, said side walls overlapping thespace between the casing and the door, said cabinet having an openingthru said casing to permit communication between the interior of thecabinet and said Ventilating passage to permit ventilation of the insideof the cabinet.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine this 12th day ofSeptember, A. D.

FRANK J MATCHETTE.

